Η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ THE DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

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1 Η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ THE DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Ἔκδοση Ἱερᾶς Μητρόπολης Τορόντο (Καναδᾶ) Ἀπρίλιος 2017 Published by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada) April 2017

2 Ἀγαπητοί ἐν Κυρίω, Tό βιβλιαράκι πού κρατεῖτε στά χέρια σας, εἶναι ἡ τέταρτη ἔκδοση Θείας Λειτουργίας τῆς Ἱερᾶς μας Μητρόπολης. Ἡ πρώτη ἔκδοση σέ εἴκοσι χιλιάδες (20.000) ἀντίτυπα, ἡ δεύτερη σέ πενῆντα χιλιάδες (50.000) ἀντίτυπα καί ἡ τρίτη σέ ἑξῆντα (60.000) ἀντίτυπα, ἐξηντλήθησαν. Ἡ παροῦσα τετάρτη ἔκδοση, πενῆντα χιλιάδες (50.000), αντίτυπα, καί αὐτή ἑλληνιστί καί ἀγγλιστί, σέ μικρό σχῆμα τσέπης, θά εἶναι ἐξίσου εὔχρηστη γιά ὅλους. Ἡ Θεία Λειτουργία εἶναι ζῶσα καί ζωοδότρα. Εἶναι ἡ ζωή τῆς Ἐκκλησίας μας. Παρακαλῶ ὅλους τούς πιστούς, νά παρακολουθοῦν τήν Θεία Λειτουργία ἀπό τό βιβλιαράκι αὐτό, καί τούς εὐλαβεῖς Ἱερεῖς νά χρησιμοποιοῦν πάντοτε τό κείμενο αὐτό. Ἔτσι θά γνωρίζομε ὅλοι καλύτερα τήν Θεία Λειτουργία καί θά ζοῦμε ἐντονότερα τό Μυστήριο τῆς Θείας Κοινωνίας. Παρακαλῶ τόν Τρισάγιο Θεό νά χαρίζει σέ ὅλους μας φωτισμό γνώσεως καί εὐσεβείας. Μέ πατρική ἀγάπη καί θερμές εὐχές Ο ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ Ο ΤΟΡΟΝΤΟ ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΣ

3 Beloved in the Lord, This small book that you are holding is the fourth edition of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom that our Holy Metropolis has published. In the first edition, 20,000 copies were printed, 50,000 in the second edition and 60,000 in the third edition. These editions are now out of print. This present fourth edition, in both Greek and English, of which 50,000 copies have been printed, is in this small format so that it may be more convenient to hold and use. The Divine Liturgy is living and vivifying. It is the life of our Church. I ask that all our faithful participate in the Divine Liturgy through the use of this book, and remind our Reverend Clergy that this is the official text and translation of the Divine Liturgy that should be used in all our parishes. In this way, I pray that everyone will come to know the Divine Liturgy better, so that more and more of our people may participate in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. I pray that our Thrice-Holy God grant to all, illumination of knowledge and piety. With fatherly love and blessings, Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)

4 Η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ Ἱερεὺς: Εὐλογημένη ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Πατρός καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. Η ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΣΥΝΑΠΤΗ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΑ Διάκονος: Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύμπαντος κόσμου, εὐσταθείας τῶν ἁγίων τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐκκλησιῶν καὶ τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου καὶ τῶν μετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. 1

5 THE DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Priest: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. THE GREAT LITANY AND THE ANTIPHONS Deacon: In peace let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For the peace from on high and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For peace in the whole world, for the stability of the holy Churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. 1

6 Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ πατρός καί Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (Ὂνομα) τοῦ τιμίου Πρεσβυτερίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας, παντὸς τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους ἡμῶν, πάσης ἀρχῆς καί ἐξουσίας ἐν αὐτῶ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ εὐκρασίας ἀέρων, εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς, καὶ καιρῶν εἰρηνικῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ πλεόντων, ὁδοιπορούντων, ἀεροπορούντων,νοσούντων, καμνόντων, αἰχμαλώτων καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλο- 2

7 Deacon: For our father and Archbishop (Name), the honourable Presbyters, the Deacons in the service of Christ, and all the Clergy and People, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For our country and all those in civil authority and public service, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For favourable weather, an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and temperate seasons, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For travellers by land, sea, and air, for the sick, the suffering, the captives, and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and distress, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, O God, by your grace. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Commemorating our most holy, 2

8 γημένης, ἐνδόξου, Δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. Λαός: Σοί, Κύριε. Ἱερεὺς: Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, Οὗ τὸ κράτος ἀνείκαστον καὶ ἡ δόξα ἀκατάληπτος, Οὗ τὸ ἔλεος ἀμέτρητον καὶ ἡ φιλανθρωπία ἄφατος, Αὐτός Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν Σου, ἐπίβλεψον ἐφ ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἅγιον οἶκον τοῦτον, καὶ ποίησον μεθ ἡμῶν καὶ τῶν συνευχομένων ἡμῖν πλούσια τὰ ἐλέη Σου καὶ τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς Σου. (Καί ἐκφωνεῖ ) Ὅτι πρέπει Σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. ΤΟ ΠΡΩΤΟΝ ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΟΝ Λαός: Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον Αὐτοῦ 1. Λαός: Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου Σῶτερ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Λαός: Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον, καὶ μὴ 1 Κατά τάς καθημερινάς οἱ στῖχοι εἶναι διαφορετικοί 3

9 undefiled, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. People: To You, O Lord. Priest: Lord, our God, whose power is beyond compare and glory is beyond understanding; whose mercy is boundless, and love for us is ineffable; look upon us and upon this holy house in your compassion. Grant to us and to those who pray with us your abundant mercy. (And raising his voice:) For to You belong all glory, honour, and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. THE FIRST ANTIPHON People: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name. 1 People: By the intercessions of the Theotokos, Saviour, save us. People: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none 1 The verses of the weekdays are different. 3

10 ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας τὰς ἀνταποδόσεις Αὐτοῦ. Λαός: Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου Σῶτερ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Λαός: Κύριος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἡτοίμασε τὸν θρόνον Αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία Αὐτοῦ πάντων δεσπόζει. Λαός: Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου Σῶτερ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Διάκονος: Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου Δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. Λαός: Σοί, Κύριε. Ἱερεὺς: Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, σῶσον τὸν λαόν Σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν Σου τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς Ἐκκλησίας Σου φύλαξον ἁγίασον τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας τὴν εὐπρέπειαν τοῦ οἴκου Σου Σὺ αὐτοὺς ἀντιδόξασον τῇ θεϊκῇ Σου δυνάμει καὶ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἐλπίζοντας ἐπὶ Σέ. 4

11 of His benefits. People: By the intercessions of the Theotokos, Saviour, save us. People: The Lord has prepared His throne in Heaven, and His Kingdom rules over all. People: By the intercessions of the Theotokos, Saviour, save us. Deacon: In peace let us again pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, O God, by your grace. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Commemorating our most holy, undefiled, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God. People: To You, O Lord. Priest: Lord our God, save your people and bless your inheritance; protect the fullness of your Church; sanctify those who love the beauty of your house; glorify them in return by your divine power; and do not forsake us who hope in You. 4

12 (Καί ἐκφωνεῖ ) Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος καὶ Σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. ΤΟ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟΝ ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΟΝ Λαός: Αἴνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον αἰνέσω Κύριον ἐν τῇ ζωῇ μου ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω 1. Λαός: Σῶσον, ἡμᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς Σοι Ἀλληλούϊα 2. Λαός: Μακάριος, οὗ ὁ Θεὸς Ἰακὼβ βοηθὸς αὐτοῦ, ἡ ἐλπὶς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτοῦ. Λαός: Σῶσον, ἡμᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς Σοι Ἀλληλούϊα. Λαός: Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὁ Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν. Λαός: Σῶσον, ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς Σοι Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. 1 Εἰς τάς καθημερινάς οἱ στῖχοι εἶναι διαφορετικοί. 2 Εἰς τάς καθημερινάς: Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Υἰέ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἐν Ἁγίοις θαυμαστός ψάλλοντάς Σοι Ἀλληλούϊα. 5

13 (And raising his voice:) For yours is the dominion, the Kingdom, the power, and the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. THE SECOND ANTIPHON People: Praise the Lord, O my soul; while I live, I will praise the Lord; as long as I live, I will praise my God. 1 People: Save us, O Son of God, who rose from the dead, to You we sing: Alleluia. 2 People: Blessed are those whose helper is the God of Jacob; whose hope is in the Lord their God. People: Save us, O Son of God, who rose from the dead, to You we sing: Alleluia. People: The Lord will be King forever; your God, O Zion, will reign throughout all the generations. People: Save us, O Son of God, who rose from the dead, to You we sing: Alleluia. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. 1 On weekdays the verses are different. 2 On weekdays we sing: Save us, O Son of God, who are wondrous among Your Saints, to You we sing: Alleluia. 5

14 Ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱὸς καὶ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀθάνατος ὑπάρχων, καὶ καταδεξάμενος διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν, σαρκωθῆναι ἐκ τῆς ἁγίας Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, ἀτρέπτως ἐνανθρωπήσας σταυρωθείς τε, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, εἷς ὢν τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδος, συνδοξαζόμενος τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Διάκονος: Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ Σῇ χάριτι. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου Δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. Λαός: Σοί, Κύριε. Ἱερεὺς: Ὁ τὰς κοινὰς ταύτας καὶ συμφώνους ἡμῖν χαρισάμενος προσευχάς, ὁ καὶ δυσὶ καὶ τρισὶ συμφωνοῦσιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί Σου τὰς αἰτήσεις παρέχειν ἐπαγγειλάμενος Αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν τῶν δούλων Σου τὰ αἰτήματα πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον πλήρωσον, χορηγῶν ἡμῖν ἐν τῷ παρόντι αἰῶνι τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τῆς Σῆς ἀληθείας καὶ ἐν τῷ 6

15 Only-begotten Son and Word of God, although immortal You humbled yourself for our salvation, taking flesh from the Holy Theotokos and Ever- Virgin Mary and, without change, becoming man. Christ, our God, You were crucified and conquered death by death. Being one of the Holy Trinity, glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us. Deacon: In peace let us again pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, O God, by your grace. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Commemorating our most holy, undefiled, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God. People: To You, O Lord. Priest: Lord, You have given us grace to offer these common prayers with one heart. You have promised to grant the requests of two or three gathered in your name. Fulfill now the petitions of your servants for our benefit, giving us the knowledge of your truth in this world, and granting us eternal life in the world to come. 6

16 μέλλοντι ζωὴν αἰώνιον χαριζόμενος. (Καί ἐκφωνεῖ ) Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις καὶ Σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. ΤΟ ΤΡΙΤΟΝ ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΟΝ Λαός: Αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ Κύριος, ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ. Καί ψάλλεται τὸ Ἀπολυτίκιον. Η ΜΙΚΡΑ ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣ (Τοῦ Ἁπολυτικίου ψαλλομένου τελεῖται ὑπό τοῦ Ἱερέως καί τοῦ Διακόνου ἡ εἴσοδος μετά τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου. Πρό τῶν ὡραίων πυλῶν δέ ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἤ ὁ Ἱερεὺς λέγει τήν εὐχήν τῆς εἰσόδου.) ΕΥΧΗ ΕΙΣΟΔΟΥ Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Δέσποτα Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ καταστήσας ἐν οὐρανοῖς τάγματα καὶ στρατιὰς ἀγγέλων καὶ ἀρχαγγέλων εἰς Λειτουργίαν τῆς Σῆς δόξης, ποίησον σὺν τῇ 7

17 (And raising his voice:) For You are a good and loving God, and to You we give glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. THE THIRD ANTIPHON People: This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. And the Apolytikion is sung. THE ENTRANCE (While the Apolytikion is sung, the Priest, with the Deacon carrying the Holy Gospel, comes in procession before the Beautiful Gate, and the Bishop or the Priest offers the prayer of the Entrance.) THE PRAYER OF THE ENTRANCE Bishop or Priest: Master and Lord our God, You have established in Heaven the orders and hosts of Angels and Archangels to minister to your glory. Grant that holy Angels may enter with us that together we may serve and glorify your goodness; 7

18 εἰσόδῳ ἡμῶν εἴσοδον ἁγίων ἀγγέλων γενέσθαι, συλλειτουργούντων ἡμῖν καὶ συνδοξολογούντων τὴν Σὴν ἀγαθότητα, ὃτι πρέπει σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. (Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς εὐλογῶν τήν εἴσοδον λέγει:) Εὐλογημένη ἡ εἴσοδος τῶν ἁγίων Σου, πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. (Ὁ δέ Διάκονος ὑψῶν τό ἅγιον Εὐαγγέλιον, ἐκφωνεῖ ) Διάκονος: Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Λαός: Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν, καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ σῶσον, ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν 1, ψάλλοντάς Σοί Ἀλληλούϊα. (Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς μεθ ὅλου τοῦ Ἱερατείου εἰσέρχονται εἰς τό ἅγιον Βῆμα. Ψάλλονται δέ, τὰ ἀπολυτίκια τῆς ἡμέρας, τό τροπάριον τοῦ ναοῦ καί τό κοντάκιον). Ο ΤΡΙΣΑΓΙΟΣ ΥΜΝΟΣ Διάκονος: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. 1 Είς τάς καθημερινάς, ἀντί τοῦ ὁ ἀναστάς ἐκ νεκρῶν ψάλλωμεν: ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις θαυμαστός. 8

19 for to You belong all glory, honour, and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. (The Bishop or the Priest blesses the Entrance saying:) Blessed is the Entrance to your Holy Place, always, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. (The Deacon raising the Holy Gospel says with a loud voice:) Deacon: Wisdom. Let us be attentive. People: Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. Save us, O Son of God who rose from the dead 1, to You we sing: Alleluia. (The Bishop and all the Clergy enter the Sanctuary. The Apolytikia of the day, the Troparion of the Church and the Kontakion are sung.) THE TRISAGION HYMN Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. 1 On weekdays instead of O Son of God, who rose from the dead, we sing: O Son of God, who are wondrous in Your Saints. 8

20 Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἅγιος, ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις ἀναπαυόμενος, ὁ τρισαγίῳ φωνῇ ὑπὸ τῶν Σεραφεὶμ ἀνυμνούμενος καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν Χερουβεὶμ δοξολογούμενος καὶ ὑπὸ πάσης ἐπουρανίου δυνάμεως προσκυνούμενος ὁ ἐκ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος εἰς τὸ εἶναι παραγαγὼν τὰ σύμπαντα ὁ κτίσας τὸν ἄνθρωπον κατ εἰκόνα Σὴν καὶ ὁμοίωσιν καὶ παντί Σου χαρίσματι κατακοσμήσας ὁ διδοὺς αἰτοῦντι σοφίαν καὶ σύνεσιν καὶ μὴ παρορῶν ἁμαρτάνοντα, ἀλλά θέμενος ἐπί σωτηρία μετάνοιαν ὁ καταξιώσας ἡμᾶς τοὺς ταπεινοὺς καὶ ἀναξίους δούλους Σου καὶ ἐν τῇ ὥρᾳ ταύτῃ στῆναι κατενώπιον τῆς δόξης τοῦ ἁγίου Σου θυσιαστηρίου καὶ τὴν ὀφειλομένην Σοι προσκύνησιν καὶ δοξολογίαν προσάγειν αὐτός, Δέσποτα, πρόσδεξαι καὶ ἐκ στόματος ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν τὸν τρισάγιον ὕμνον καὶ ἐπίσκεψαι ἡμᾶς ἐν τῇ χρηστότητί Σου. Συγχώρησον ἡμῖν πᾶν πλημμέλημα ἑκούσιόν τε καὶ ἀκούσιον ἁγίασον ἡμῶν τὰς ψυχὰς καὶ τὰ σώματα καὶ δὸς ἡμῖν ἐν ὁσιότητι λατρεύειν Σοι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν πρεσβείαις τῆς ἁγίας Θεοτόκου καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων τῶν ἀπ αἰῶνός σοι εὐαρεστησάντων. (Καί ἐκφωνεῖ ) Ὅτι ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ Σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καί τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ. Διάκονος: Καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. 9

21 Bishop or Priest: Holy God, You dwell among your Saints. You are praised by the Seraphim with the Thrice-Holy Hymn, glorified by the Cherubim, and worshiped by all the Heavenly powers. You have brought all things out of nothing into being. You created man and woman in your image and likeness and adorned them with all the gifts of your grace. You give wisdom and understanding to the supplicant and do not overlook the sinner but have established repentance as the way of salvation. You have enabled us, your lowly and unworthy servants, to stand at this hour before the glory of your Holy Altar and to offer to You due worship and praise. Master, accept the Thrice-Holy Hymn also from the lips of us sinners and visit us in your goodness. Forgive all our voluntary and involuntary transgressions, sanctify our souls and bodies, and grant that we may worship and serve You in holiness all the days of our lives, by the intercessions of the holy Theotokos and of all the Saints who have pleased You throughout the ages. (And raising his voice:) For You are holy, our God, and to You we give glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever Deacon: and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. 9

22 Λαός: Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3) Λαός: Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Διάκονος: Δύναμις. ( Ὁ Ἱερεύς ἀπερχόμενος εἰς τό Σύνθρονον λέγει ) Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ ἐπί θρόνου δόξης τῆς βασιλείας Σου, ὁ καθήμενος ἐπί τῶν Χερουβείμ, πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. Λαός: Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (Ἡ τάξις τοῦ «Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός...» λειτουργοῦντος Ἀρχιερέως εἰς τό τέλος τοῦ βιβλίου σελ. 44). ΤΑ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΜΑΤΑ Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Διάκονος: Πρόσχωμεν. (Ὁ Ἀναγνώστης τό Προκείμενον τοῦ Ἀποστόλου). Διάκονος: Σοφία. Ἀναγνώστης: Πρός... ἐπιστολῆς (Ὂνομα) 10

23 People: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy upon us. (3) People: Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Holy Immortal, have mercy upon us. Deacon: Again, fervently. (The Priest proceeds towards the Synthronon, saying:) Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed are You on the throne of glory of your Kingdom, seated upon the Cherubim, always, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. People: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy upon us. (When a Bishop is presiding, the order of the Thrice-Holy Hymn is found on p. 44) THE READINGS THE EPISTLE Deacon: Let us be attentive. (The Reader reads the verses from the Psalms.) Deacon: Wisdom. Reader: The reading is from the Epistle (name) or 10

24 τό ἀνάγνωσμα, ἢ Καθολικής ἐπιστολῆς... τό ἀνάγνωσμα ἢ Πράξεων τῶν Ἀποστόλων τό ἀνάγνωσμα. Διάκονος: Πρόσχωμεν. (Ὁ Ἀναγνώστης ἀναγινώσκει τὴν τεταγμένην Ἀποστολικὴν περικοπήν). Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Εἰρήνη σοι. Λαός: Ἀλληλούια, Ἀλληλούια, Ἀλληλούια. Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεύς: Ἔλλαμψον ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν, φιλάνθρωπε Δέσποτα, τὸ τῆς σῆς θεογνωσίας ἀκήρατον φῶς καὶ τοὺς τῆς διανοίας ἡμῶν διάνοιξον ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὴν τῶν εὐαγγελικῶν σου κηρυγμάτων κατανόησιν. Ἔνθες ἡμῖν καὶ τὸν τῶν μακαρίων σου ἐντολῶν φόβον, ἵνα, τὰς σαρκικὰς ἐπιθυμίας καταπατήσαντες, πνευματικὴν πολιτείαν μετέλθωμεν, πάντα τὰ πρὸς εὐαρέστησιν τὴν Σὴν καὶ φρονοῦντες καὶ πράττοντες. Σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὁ φωτισμὸς τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, καὶ Σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν σὺν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. ΤΟ ΙΕΡΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Διάκονος: Σοφία ὀρθοί ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου. 11

25 the Universal Epistle or the Acts of the Apostles. Deacon: Let us be attentive. (The Reader reads the designated Apostolic text.) Bishop or Priest: Peace be with you. People: Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Bishop or Priest: Shine within our hearts, loving Master, the pure light of your divine knowledge and open the eyes of our minds that we may comprehend the message of your Gospel. Instill in us also reverence for your blessed commandments, so that having conquered all sinful desires, we may pursue a spiritual life, thinking and doing all those things that are pleasing to You. For You, Christ our God, are the light of our souls and bodies, and to You we give glory together with your Father who is without beginning, and your All-Holy, good, and life-giving Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. THE HOLY GOSPEL Deacon: Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the Holy Gospel. 11

26 Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. Λαός: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. Διάκονος: Ἐκ τοῦ κατά... (Ὂνομα) ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τό ἀνάγνωσμα. Πρόσχωμεν. Λαός: Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, Δόξα σοι. Ὁ Διάκονος ἀναγινώσκει τὴν τεταγμένην περικοπὴν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου. Λαός: Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. ΤΟ ΘΕΙΟΝ ΚΗΡΥΓΜΑ (Μετά τά ἀναγνώσματα εἲθισται ἡ ἐκφώνησις τοῦ θείου λόγου). Η ΔΕΗΣΙΣ ΥΠΕΡ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΤΗΧΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ 1 Διάκονος: Εὔξασθε, οἱ κατηχούμενοι, τῷ Κυρίῳ. Οἱ πιστοὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν Κατηχουμένων δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ἵνα ὁ Κύριος αὐτοὺς ἐλεήσῃ. Κατηχήσῃ αὐτοὺς τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας. Ἀποκαλύψῃ αὐτοῖς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς δικαιοσύνης. Ἑνώσῃ αὐτοὺς τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ 1 Ἐν ταῖς ἐνορίαις ὃλα μέχρι τοῦ Χερουβικοῦ ὓμνου ἀναγινώσκονται χαμηλοφώνως ἐν τῶ Βήματι. 12

27 Bishop or Priest: Peace be with all. People: And with your spirit. Deacon: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to (Name). Let us be attentive. People: Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. (The Deacon reads the designated text of the Holy Gospel.) People: Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. THE HOMILY (Following the readings, it is customary for the Bishop or the Priest to proclaim the Gospel.) THE SUPPLICATION FOR THE CATECHUMENS 1 Deacon: Catechumens, pray to the Lord. Let us, the faithful pray for the Catechumens. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: That the Lord may have mercy upon them. Instruct them in the word of truth. Reveal to them the Gospel of righteousness. Unite them to His Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. 1 In most parishes all that follows until the Cherubic Hymn is read quietly in the Sanctuary. 12

28 καθολικῇ καὶ ἀποστολικῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Σῶσον, ἐλέησον, ἀντιλαβοῦ καὶ διαφύλαξον αὐτούς, ὁ Θεὸς, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Οἱ κατηχούμενοι, τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνατε. Η ΕΥΧΗ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΤΗΧΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ (Τῶν Κατηχουμένων κλινόντων τάς κεφαλάς αὐτῶν, ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς ἀναγιγνώσκει ἐπ αὐτῶν τήν τῶν Κατηχουμένων εὐχήν). Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν, ὁ διἀ τὴν σωτηρίαν τῷ γένει τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐξαποστείλας τὸν μονογενῆ σου Υἱὸν καὶ Θεόν, τὸν Κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἐπίβλεψον ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου τοὺς κατηχουμένους, τοὺς ὑποκεκλικότας σοι τὸν ἑαυτῶν αὐχένα καὶ καταξίωσον αὐτοὺς ἐν καιρῷ εὐθέτῳ τοῦ λουτροῦ τῆς παλιγγενεσίας, τῆς ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τοῦ ἐνδύματος τῆς ἀφθαρσίας ἕνωσον αὐτοὺς τῇ ἁγίᾳ σου καθολικῇ καὶ ἀποστολικῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ συγκαταρίθμησον αὐτοὺς τῇ ἐκλεκτῇ σου ποίμνῃ. 13

29 People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Save them, have mercy upon them, protect and preserve them, O God, by your grace. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Catechumens, bow your heads to the Lord. PRAYER FOR THE CATECHUMENS (While the Catechumens bow their heads, the Bishop or the Priest, reads over them the prayer for the Catechumens.) Bishop or Priest: O Lord, our God, who dwells on high and looks with mercy upon the lowly; who for the salvation of humanity sent forth your onlybegotten Son and God, our Lord Jesus Christ; look with mercy upon your servants, the Catechumens, who bow their heads before You, and in an appropriate time deem them worthy of the washing of regeneration, of the remission of sins, and of the garment of incorruption; unite them to your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, and number them among your chosen flock. 13

30 (Καί ἐκφωνεῖ ) Ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ σὺν ἡμῖν δοξάζωσι τὸ πάντιμον καὶ μεγαλοπρεπὲς ὄνομά Σου, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. Η ΑΠΟΛΥΣΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΤΗΧΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ Διάκονος: Ὅσοι κατηχούμενοι, προέλθετε Οἱ κατηχούμενοι, προέλθετε. Ὃσοι κατηχούμενοι προέλθετε μή τις τῶν κατηχουμένων. Η ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΙΣΤΩΝ (Ὁ Διάκονος ἐφαπλοῖ τό εἰλητόν [«ἀντιμήνσιον»] ἐπί τῆς ἁγίας Τραπέζης καί λέγει ) Διάκονος: Ὅσοι πιστοί, ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Σοφία. 14

31 (And raising his voice:) That they may, with us, also glorify your sublime and magnificent Name, of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. THE DISMISSAL OF THE CATECHUMENS Deacon: All Catechumens depart. Catechumens depart. All Catechumens depart. Let none of the Catechumens remain. THE LITURGY OF THE FAITHFUL (The Deacon unfolds the Eileton [or Antimension] on the Holy Table and says:) Deacon: All the faithful only, let us again in peace pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, O God, by your grace. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Wisdom. 14

32 ΕΥΧΗ ΠΙΣΤΩΝ Α Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Εὐχαριστοῦμέν Σοι, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, τῷ καταξιώσαντι ἡμᾶς παραστῆναι καὶ νῦν τῷ ἁγίῳ σου θυσιαστηρίῳ καὶ προσπεσεῖν τοῖς οἰκτιρμοῖς σου ὑπὲρ τῶν ἡμετέρων ἁμαρτημάτων καὶ τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ ἀγνοημάτων. Πρόσδεξαι, ὁ Θεὸς, τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν ποίησον ἡμᾶς ἀξίους γενέσθαι τοῦ προσφέρειν σοι δεήσεις καὶ ἱκεσίας καὶ θυσίας ἀναιμάκτους ὑπὲρ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ ἱκάνωσον ἡμᾶς, οὓς ἔθου εἰς τὴν διακονίαν σου ταύτην, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει τοῦ Πνεύματός σου τοῦ ἁγίου, ἀκαταγνώστως καὶ ἀπροσκόπτως, ἐν καθαρῷ τῷ μαρτυρίῳ τῆς συνειδήσεως ἡμῶν, ἐπικαλεῖσθαί σε ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ καὶ τόπῳ, ἵνα, εἰσακούων ἡμῶν, ἵλεως ἡμῖν εἴης ἐν τῷ πλήθει τῆς σῆς ἀγαθότητος. (Καί ἐκφωνεῖ ) Ὅτι πρέπει Σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. Διάκονος: Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον Διάκονος: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ Σῇ χάριτι. 15

33 THE FIRST PRAYER FOR THE FAITHFUL Bishop or Priest: We give thanks to You, O Lord of Hosts. You have accepted us at this time to stand before your Holy Altar and bow down before your bountiful mercy for our sins and for the ignorances of the people. Accept our prayer, O God, make us worthy to bring to You prayers and supplications and sacrifices without blood for all your people; and by the power of your Holy Spirit enable us, whom You have appointed to this your ministry, to call upon You freely and without condemnation, at all times and in all places, with the testimony of a pure conscience, so that hearing us You may be merciful to us in the abundance of your goodness, (And raising his voice:) For to You belong all glory, honour and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. Deacon: In peace let us again pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, O God, by your grace. 15

34 Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Σοφία. ΕΥΧΗ ΠΙΣΤΩΝ Β Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Πάλιν καὶ πολλάκις σοὶ προσπίπτομεν καὶ σοῦ δεόμεθα, ἀγαθὲ καὶ φιλάνθρωπε, ὅπως, ἐπιβλέψας ἐπὶ τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, καθαρίσῃς ἡμῶν τὰς ψυχὰς καὶ τὰ σώματα ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος καὶ δῴης ἡμῖν ἀνένοχον καὶ ἀκατάκριτον τὴν παράστασιν τοῦ ἁγίου σου θυσιαστηρίου. Χάρισαι δέ, ὁ Θεός, καὶ τοῖς συνευχομένοις ἡμῖν προκοπὴν βίου καὶ πίστεως καὶ συνέσεως πνευματικῆς δὸς αὐτοῖς πάντοτε, μετὰ φόβου καὶ ἀγάπης λατρεύειν σοι, ἀνενόχως καὶ ἀκατακρίτως μετέχειν τῶν ἁγίων σου μυστηρίων καὶ τῆς ἐπουρανίου σου βασιλείας ἀξιωθῆναι. (Καί ἐκφωνεῖ ) Ὅπως ὑπὸ τοῦ κράτους σου πάντοτε φυλαττόμενοι, Σοὶ δόξαν ἀναπέμπωμεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμὴν. Η ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣ Λαός: Οἱ τὰ Χερουβεὶμ μυστικῶς εἰκονίζοντες 16

35 People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Wisdom. THE SECOND PRAYER FOR THE FAITHFUL Bishop or Priest: Again, we bow before You and pray to You, O good and loving God: hear our supplication, cleanse our souls and bodies from every defilement of flesh and spirit, and grant that we may stand before your Holy Altar without guilt or condemnation. Grant also, O God, progress in life, faith, and spiritual discernment to the faithful who pray with us. Grant them to partake of your Holy Mysteries without guilt or condemnation, always worshipping You with reverence and love, and to become worthy of your Heavenly Kingdom. (And raising his voice:) So that always guarded by your power we may give glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. THE GREAT ENTRANCE People: We who mystically emulate the Cherubim 16

36 καὶ τῇ ζωοποιῷ Τριάδι τὸν τρισάγιον ὕμνον προσᾴδοντες, πᾶσαν νῦν βιoτικὴν ἀποθώμεθα μέριμναν, ὡς τὸν βασιλέα τῶν ὅλων ὑποδεξόμενοι... (Ψαλλομένου τοῦ χερουβικοῦ ὕμνου, ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς εὒχεται χαμηλοφώνως). Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Οὐδεὶς ἄξιος τῶν συνδεδεμένων ταῖς σαρκικαῖς ἐπιθυμίαις καὶ ἡδοναῖς προσέρχεσθαι ἢ προσεγγίζειν ἢ λειτουργεῖν σοι, βασιλεῦ τῆς δόξης τὸ γὰρ διακονεῖν σοι μέγα καὶ φοβερὸν καὶ αὐταῖς ταῖς ἐπουρανίαις δυνάμεσιν. Ἀλλ ὅμως, διὰ τὴν ἄφατον καὶ ἀμέτρητόν σου φιλανθρωπίαν, ἀτρέπτως καὶ ἀναλλοιώτως γέγονας ἄνθρωπος καὶ ἀρχιερεὺς ἡμῶν ἐχρημάτισας καὶ τῆς λειτουργικῆς ταύτης καὶ ἀναιμάκτου θυσίας τὴν ἱερουργίαν παρέδωκας ἡμῖν, ὡς Δεσπότης τῶν ἁπάντων. Σὺ γὰρ μόνος, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δεσπόζεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων καὶ τῶν ἐπιγείων, ὁ ἐπὶ θρόνου χερουβικοῦ ἐποχούμενος, ὁ τῶν Σεραφεὶμ Κύριος καὶ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὁ μόνος ἅγιος καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ἀναπαυόμενος. Σὲ τοίνυν δυσωπῶ τὸν μόνον ἀγαθὸν καὶ εὐήκοον ἐπίβλεψον ἐπ ἐμὲ τὸν ἁμαρτωλὸν καὶ ἀχρεῖον δοῦλόν σου, καὶ καθάρισόν μου τὴν ψυχὴν καὶ τὴν καρδίαν ἀπὸ συνειδήσεως πονηρᾶς καὶ ἱκάνωσόν με τῇ δυνάμει τοῦ ἁγίου σου Πνεύματος, ἐνδεδυμένον τὴν τῆς ἱερατείας χάριν, παραστῆναι τῇ ἁγίᾳ σου ταύτῃ τραπέζῃ καὶ ἱερουργῆσαι τὸ ἅγιον καὶ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμά καὶ τὸ τίμιον αἷμα. Σοὶ γὰρ προσέρχομαι κλίνας τὸν ἐμαυτοῦ αὐχένα καὶ δέομαί σου μὴ 17

37 and sing the Thrice-Holy Hymn to the life-creating Trinity, let us set aside all the cares of life that we may receive the King of all... (While the Cherubic Hymn is being sung, the Bishop or the Priest prays in a low voice.) Bishop or Priest: No one bound by worldly desires and pleasures is worthy to approach, draw near, or minister to You, the King of Glory. To serve You is great and awesome even for the Heavenly powers. But because of your ineffable and immeasurable love for us You became man without alteration or change. You have served as our High Priest, and as Lord of all have entrusted to us the celebration of this liturgical sacrifice without the shedding of blood. For You alone, Lord our God, rule over all things in Heaven and on earth. You are seated on the throne of the Cherubim; You are the Lord of the Seraphim and the King of Israel; You alone are Holy and dwell among your Saints; You alone are good and ready to hear; therefore, I implore You, look upon me, your sinful and unworthy servant, and cleanse my soul and heart from an evil conscience. Enable me by the power of your Holy Spirit, so that, vested with the grace of the priesthood, I may stand before your Holy Table and celebrate the mystery of your Holy and undefiled Body and your precious Blood. To You I come with bowed head and pray: do not turn your face away from me or reject me from among your children, but make me, your 17

38 ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπ ἐμοῦ, μηδὲ ἀποδοκιμάσῃς με ἐκ παίδων σου, ἀλλ ἀξίωσον προσενεχθῆναί σοι ὑπ ἐμοῦ τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ καὶ ἀναξίου δούλου σου τὰ δῶρα ταῦτα. Σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὁ προσφέρων καὶ προσφερόμενος καὶ προσδεχόμενος καὶ διαδιδόμενος, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, σὺν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. (Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς θυμιῶν λέγει χαμηλοφώνως). Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, τόν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τόν Σταυρόν Σου Χριστέ προσκυνοῦμεν, καί τήν ἁγίαν Σου Ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καί δοξάζομεν. Σύ γάρ εἶ Θεός ἡμῶν, ἐκτός Σοῦ ἂλλον οὐκ οἲδαμεν, τό ὂνομά Σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τήν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν Ἀνάστασιν ἰδού γάρ ἦλθε διά τοῦ Σταυροῦ χαρά ἐν ὃλω τῶ κόσμω. Διά παντός εὐλογοῦντες τόν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τήν Ἀνάστασιν Αὐτοῦ Σταυρόν γάρ ὑπομείνας δι ἡμᾶς θανάτω θάνατον ὢλεσεν. (Καί τόν Ν Ψαλμόν ) Ἐλέησόν με ὁ Θεός κατά τό μέγα ἒλεός Σου, καί κατά τό πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν Σου ἐξάλειψον τό ἀνόμημά μου. Ἐπί πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπό τῆς ἀνομίας μου, καί ἀπό τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με. Ὃτι τήν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγώ γιγνώσκω, καί ἡ ἁμαρτία μου 18

39 sinful and unworthy servant, worthy to offer to You these Gifts. For You, Christ our God, are the Offerer and the Offered, the One who receives and is distributed, and to You we give glory, together with your unoriginate Father and your All-Holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. (The Bishop or the Priest censes and recites in a low voice:) Having beheld the resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We venerate your Cross, O Christ, and we praise and glorify your Holy Resurrection. You are our God. We know no other than You, and we call upon your Name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the Holy Resurrection of Christ. For behold, through the Cross, joy has come to all the world. Blessing the Lord always, let us praise His Resurrection. For enduring the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. (And the 50th Psalm:) Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your great mercy; and according to the multitude of your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my iniquity, and my sin is ever before 18

40 ἐνώπιόν μου ἐστί διά παντός. Σοί μόνω ἣμαρτον, καί τό πονηρόν ἐνώπιόν Σου ἐποίησα, ὃπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Σου καί νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί Σε. Ἰδού γάρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καί ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου. Ἰδού γάρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας τά ἂδηλα καί τά κρύφια τῆς σοφίας Σου ἐδήλωσας μοι. Ραντιεῖς μέ ὑσσώπῳ και καθαρισθήσομαι πλυνεῖς με, καί ὑπέρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι. Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καί εὐφροσύνην ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα. Ἀπόστρεψον τό πρόσωπόν Σου ἀπό τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καί πάσας τάς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον. Καρδίαν καθαράν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί ὁ Θεός καί πνεῦμα εὐθές ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου. Μή ἀπορρίψης με ἀπό τοῦ προσώπου Σου καί τό Πνεῦμα σου τό ἅγιον μή ἀντανέλης ἀπ ἐμοῦ. Ἀπόδος μοι τήν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου Σου καί Πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με. Διδάξω ἀνόμους τάς ὁδούς Σου, καί ἀσεβεῖς ἐπί Σέ ἐπιστρέψουσι. Ρῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεός τῆς σωτηρίας μου ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσα μου τήν δικαιοσύνην Σου. Κύριε τά χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις καί τό στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τήν αἲνεσίν Σου. Ὃτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἒδωκα ἂν ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καί τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεός οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε ἐν τῆ εὐδοκία Σου τήν Σιών καί οἰκοδομηθήτω τά τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ. Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν 19

41 me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done evil in your sight, that You may be found just when You speak, and victorious when You judge. For behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sin my mother bore me. For behold, You have loved truth; You have made known to me the secret and hidden things of your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be made clean; You shall wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the afflicted bones may rejoice. Turn your face away from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and establish me with your governing Spirit. I shall teach transgressors your ways and the ungodly shall return back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall joyfully declare your righteousness. Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. For if You had desired sacrifice, I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and a humble heart. Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then You shall be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole burnt offerings. Then they shall offer bulls on your Altar. 19

42 δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφοράν καί ὁλοκαυτώματα. Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπί τό θυσιαστήριόν Σου μόσχους. (Μετά γίνεται ἡ μεγάλη εἲσοδος). Διάκονος: Πάντων ἡμῶν μνησθείη Κύριος ὁ Θεός ἐν τῇ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ, πάντοτε, νῦν καί ἀεί καί εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. (Μετά τήν εἲσοδον τῶν τιμίων δώρων ὁ λαός ψάλλει τό τέλος τοῦ χερουβικοῦ ὔμνου.) Λαός: Ταῖς ἀγγελικαῖς ἀοράτως δορυφορούμενον τάξεσιν. Ἀλληλούια, Ἀλληλούια, Ἀλληλούια. (Ἀποτεθέντων τῶν Τιμίων Δώρων ἐπί τῆς Ἁγίας Τραπέζης λέγει ) ΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΙΚΑ Διάκονος: Πληρώσωμεν τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τῶν προτεθέντων τιμίων δώρων τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου καὶ τῶν μετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. 20

43 (Then the Great Entrance takes place.) Deacon: May the Lord God remember all of you in His Kingdom, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. (After the Entrance of the Holy Gifts the People sing the end of the Cherubic Hymn.) People: Ιnvisibly escorted by the angelic hosts. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. (After placing the Holy Gifts on the Holy Table, the Deacon or Priest says:) THE PETITIONS Deacon: Let us complete our prayer to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For the Precious Gifts here presented, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. 20

44 Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Λαός: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Τὴν ἡμέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκονος: Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκονος: Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πλημμελημάτων ἡμῶν, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκονος: Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκονος: Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. 21

45 Deacon: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and distress, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, O God, by your grace. People: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For a perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless day, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For an Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For all that is good and beneficial to our souls, and for peace in the world, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For the completion of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord. 21

46 Λαός: Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκονος: Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικὰ καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκονος: Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου Δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. Λαός: Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὁ μόνος ἅγιος, ὁ δεχόμενος θυσίαν αἰνέσεως παρὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων σε ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ, πρόσδεξαι καὶ ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν τὴν δέησιν καὶ προσάγαγε τῷ ἁγίῳ Σου θυσιαστηρίῳ καὶ ἱκάνωσον ἡμᾶς προσενεγκεῖν Σοι δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας πνευματικὰς ὑπὲρ τῶν ἡμετέρων ἁμαρτημάτων καὶ τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ ἀγνοημάτων. Καὶ καταξίωσον ἡμᾶς εὑρεῖν χάριν ἐνώπιόν σου, τοῦ γενέσθαι σοι εὐπρόσδεκτον τὴν θυσίαν ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐπισκηνῶσαι τὸ Πνεῦμα τῆς χάριτός σου τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐφ ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ προκείμενα δῶρα ταῦτα καὶ ἐπὶ πάντα τὸν λαόν σου. (Καί ἐκφωνεῖ ) Διὰ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου Υἱοῦ, μεθ οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ, 22

47 People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For a Christian end to our lives, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good account before the awesome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: Commemorating our most holy, undefiled, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. People: To You, O Lord. Bishop or Priest: Lord, God Almighty, You alone are holy. You accept a sacrifice of praise from those who call upon You with their whole heart. Receive also the prayer of us sinners and let it reach your Holy Altar. Enable us to bring before You gifts and spiritual sacrifices for our sins and for the ignorances of the people. Make us worthy to find grace in your presence so that our sacrifice may be pleasing to You and that your good and gracious Spirit may abide with us, with these gifts here presented, and with all your people. (And raising his voice:) Through the mercies of your Only-begotten Son with Whom You are 22

48 σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. Λαός: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. Διάκονος: Ἀγαπήσωμεν ἀλλήλους, ἵνα ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ ὁμολογήσωμεν. (Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς ἀσπαζόμενος τά τίμια δῶρα λέγει ) Ἀγαπήσω Σε, Κύριε, ἡ ἰσχύς μου Κύριος στερέωμά μου, καί καταφυγή μου καί ρύστης μου. (Καί τελεῖται ὁ ἀσπασμός τῆς εἰρήνης). Λαός: Πατέρα, Υἱὸν καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Τριάδα ὁμοούσιον καὶ ἀχώριστον. Διάκονος: Τάς θύρας, τάς θύρας ἐν σοφίᾳ πρόσχωμεν. ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΠΙΣΤΕΩΣ Κλῆρος καί Λαός: Πιστεύω εἰς ἕνα Θεόν, Πατέρα, παντοκράτορα, ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ, καὶ γῆς, ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων. Καὶ εἰς ἕνα Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ, τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντα πρὸ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων. Φῶς ἐκ Φωτός, Θεὸν ἀληθινὸν, ἐκ Θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ γεννηθέντα, οὐ ποιηθέντα, ὁμοούσιον τῷ Πατρί, δι οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο. Τὸν δι ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ 23

49 blessed, together with your All-Holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. Bishop or Priest: Peace be with all. People: And with your spirit. Deacon: Let us love one another that with one mind we may confess. (The Bishop or the Priest kisses the Holy Gifts saying:) I will love You, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my firm foundation, my refuge and my deliverer. (The Kiss of Peace is exchanged.) People: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Trinity one in essence and undivided. Deacon: Guard the doors. Wisdom. Let us be attentive. THE CREED Clergy and People: I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of Light, True God of True God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father, through whom all things were made. For us and for our salvation, He came down from Heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and 23

50 τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν, κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς Παρθένου καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα. Σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου καὶ παθόντα καὶ ταφέντα. Καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς Γραφάς. Καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς, καὶ καθεζόμενον ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Πατρός. Καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόμενον μετὰ δόξης κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς, οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος. Καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, τὸ κύριον, τὸ ζωοποιόν, τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον, τὸ σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον, τὸ λαλῆσαν διὰ τῶν Προφητῶν. Εἰς μίαν, ἁγίαν, καθολικὴν καὶ ἀποστολικὴν Ἐκκλησίαν. Ὁμολογῶ ἓν βάπτισμα εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν. Προσδοκῶ ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν. Καὶ ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. Ἀμήν. Η ΑΓΙΑ ΑΝΑΦΟΡΑ Διάκονος: Στῶμεν καλῶς στῶμεν μετὰ φόβου πρόσχωμεν τὴν ἁγίαν ἀναφορὰν ἐν εἰρήνῃ προσφέρειν. Λαός: Ἔλεον εἰρήνης, θυσίαν αἰνέσεως. Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρός, καὶ ἡ κοινωνία τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, εἴη μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. Λαός: Καὶ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματός σου. 24

51 the Virgin Mary and became man. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and He suffered and was buried. On the third day He rose according to the Scriptures. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life, who proceeds from the Father, who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who spoke through the Prophets. In One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I expect the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come. Amen. THE HOLY ANAPHORA Deacon: Let us stand well. Let us stand in awe. Let us be attentive, that we may present the Holy Anaphora in peace. People: Mercy and peace, a sacrifice of praise. Bishop or Priest: The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God the Father, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you. People: And with your spirit. 24

52 Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Ἄνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας. Λαός: Ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν Κύριον. Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Εὐχαριστήσωμεν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Λαός: Ἄξιον καὶ δίκαιον. ΕΥΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΦΟΡΑΣ Ὁ Ἀρχιερεύς ἢ ὁ Ἱερεὺς: Ἄξιον καὶ δίκαιον σὲ ὑμνεῖν, σὲ εὐλογεῖν, σὲ αἰνεῖν, σοὶ εὐχαριστεῖν, σὲ προσκυνεῖν ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ τῆς δεσποτείας σου. Σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἀνέκφραστος, ἀπερινόητος, ἀόρατος, ἀκατάληπτος, ἀεὶ ὢν, ὡσαύτως ὤν σὺ καὶ ὁ μονογενής σου Υἱὸς καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον. Σὺ ἐκ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς παρήγαγες καὶ παραπεσόντας ἀνέστησας πάλιν, καὶ οὐκ ἀπέστης πάντα ποιῶν, ἕως ἡμᾶς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνήγαγες καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν σου ἐχαρίσω τὴν μέλλουσαν. Ὑπὲρ τούτων ἁπάντων εὐχαριστοῦμέν Σοι καὶ τῷ μονογενεῖ σου Υἱῷ, καὶ τῷ Πνεύματί σου τῷ ἁγίῳ ὑπὲρ πάντων ὧν ἴσμεν καὶ ὧν οὐκ ἴσμεν, τῶν φανερῶν καὶ ἀφανῶν εὐεργεσιῶν, τῶν εἰς ἡμᾶς γεγενημένων. Εὐχαριστοῦμέν Σοι καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς λειτουργίας ταύτης, ἣν ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν δέξασθαι κατηξίωσας, καίτοι σοι παρεστήκασι χιλιάδες ἀρχαγγέλων καὶ μυριάδες ἀγγέλων, τὰ Χερουβεὶμ καὶ τὰ Σεραφείμ, ἑξαπτέρυγα, πολυόμματα, μετάρσια, πτερωτά, 25

53 Bishop or Priest: Let us lift up our hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord. Bishop or Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord. People: It is proper and right. THE PRAYER OF ANAPHORA Bishop or Priest: It is proper and right to sing to You, bless You, praise You, thank You, and worship You in all places of your dominion; for You are God ineffable, beyond comprehension, invisible, beyond understanding, existing forever and always the same, You and your Only-begotten Son and your Holy Spirit. You brought us into being out of nothing, and when we fell, You raised us up again. You did not cease doing everything until You led us to Heaven and granted us your Kingdom to come. For all these things we thank You and your Onlybegotten Son and your Holy Spirit; for all things that we know and do not know, for blessings seen and unseen that have been bestowed upon us. We also thank You for this liturgy which You are pleased to accept from our hands, even though thousands of Archangels and tens of thousands of Angels stand before You, the Cherubim and the Seraphim, with six wings, with many eyes, soaring aloft upon their wings, 25